Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah speaks in front of a judge at a court during his trial in Cairo, November 11, 2014. REUTERS/Al Youm Al Saabi Newspaper
CAIRO (Reuters) - Leading Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, jailed for violating a strict protest law, was moved to a prison hospital this week after more than two months on hunger strike, a relative told Reuters on Wednesday.
The 33-year-old blogger and software engineer was transferred to a prison hospital on Monday morning after his blood sugar level plunged, according to his cousin, Omar Robert Hamilton.
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